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By Connell R. Miller
Photos by Steven Wilson

given to these “funny looking” cars Steven Wilson, Jim’s “Big Iron” and my son Brent lives in Colorado.
by the press and the public and and Steve’s “Bad News” are both He drives or flies back several
the official ‘Funny Car Eliminator’ beautiful and period-correct but times a year for either wrenching
came into being. also are raced hard – no trailer or racing. Wichita was perhaps

queens here! Let’s find out more the major hub for fast altered
Today I’m sitting down with
two gentlemen that harbor a love about them and their cars…… wheelbase cars in the years ‘65 to
for that wild, mid-‘60s innovative NMM - First of all, where do you ’68, mainly because of Ted Detar.
period of drag racing, Jim Henry both live and what is your work The cars that came out of his tiny
and Steve Moths. As you can tell history? shop here beat the biggest names
from the great photos of their cars in racing on a regular basis.
by ace motorsports photographer Jim – I live in Wichita, Kansas Continued on page 43

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